Humans touch their faces up to 800 times each day, and most of it happens completely outside conscious awareness.

Its been five years of touch starvation. I’ll probably have some more years of it. I’m not handling this well. Lisbeth continued, “I feel like I’m dying from touch starvation, y’all. I don’t get hugs.

If you could reach out for anyone’s hand right now, whose would it be? The small, sticky squeeze of your just-walking niece? Maybe it’s the interlocked fingers of a successful fourth date, the stroke ...

Every woman dreams of a softer ending; grandchildren's arms wrapped around her, a long-awaited trip with her partner when the house finally quiets, and the freedom to embrace without worrying who ...

You know that feeling at the end of the day when you rest your head on your partner’s shoulder and everything feels better? Or when you get a sense of love and support from a big hug or walking down ...

Cropped of female doctor examining patient. Medical professional checking woman’s back with stethoscope in clinic. What is the power of touch and how has it played into the history of clinical ...

So, you have recently discovered that your wife or girlfriends’ love language is physical touch. What are you going to do next? Author Gary Chapman’s book, The 5 Love Languages, is a good place to ...

Most of us hold the necessary belief in a unified self, while also knowing that we experience different versions of this self. Source: Andrea Piaquadio/Pexels Sometimes we feel our different selves ...

Whenever my dogs accidentally bump their heads on the coffee table, I swear I can feel the pain radiating through my skull. It’s either a sign of empathy or that I’m an over-protective dog mom, but ...

IF YOU FIND yourself craving extra cuddles, hankering for a random hookup, or nuzzling against your pooch's neck more than usual, you might be touch-starved. Touch starvation—also called touch ...

The viral phrase “touch grass” may be more than internet humor—science shows that engaging with nature and music can ...